Neil Sowerby It was love at first sight a quarter of a century ago when Neil Sowerby discovered the delights of the re-opened Marble Arch. Over the years, thanks to the development of its own ...
Reviews
Portuguese Empire lives on at Luso
Neil Sowerby finds the Portuguese Empire lives on in Bridge Street even without the departed Ronaldo PORTUGAL, you never know what sideâs going to turn up. Ronaldo appears to have gone a couple of decades ...
Impressive eats at The Eatery
Lisa Higginson Lunchtime is undoubtedly the most sacred hour of a working day. It also happens to be the fastest, so there is no time to waste when it comes to deciding where to spend ...
New Alberts - all swish and no shed in sight
Neil Sowerby I met a woman called Enid the other day, but itâs been a long time since Iâve chanced upon an Ethel or a Mavis... or, among blokes, a Horace or a Maurice. They ...
The Highwayman is worth the trek
Neil Sowerby From the food fantasies of Michelin-starred Juniper to the belly pork and rhubarb pud basics of a moorland pub... chef Michael Riemenschneider has made a huge leap. heâs even rearing his own pigs ...
Marco brings his magic to the North West
Lauren Coulman The celebrity chefs of our fair isle are gradually encroaching on our territory. Slowly but surely, they are making their way up North and setting up camp, and inevitably we are proving irresistible ...
Marble scores a hat-trick with 57 Thomas St
Neil Sowerby Dobber is a very rude word in Glasgow and surrounds, territory not known for blushing at expletives. Maybe it means something else to the Marble brewers. Whatever, their heady, hoppy beer of that ...
Harvey Nichols 2nd Floor ups its game
Neil Sowerby Best meal of the year so far? It came as a surprise, Iâll admit, a delectable surprise. Some of the most playful, intelligently thought-out food combinations for a long time in a city ...
Rob Owen Brown moonlights at Electrik
Benedict Brader Is this the best idea ever? Chorlton bar Electrik has established a series of events they are calling âguestrantsâ, in which a visiting chef cooks a meal for one evening only in the ...
Indian newcomers spice up the city
Neil Sowerby Once upon a time there was Rusholme, the brash, spicy strip whose eateries defined curry for Mancs. Each had its champions. Whenever I was an away fan at Maine Road, City fans (not ...